10.4.17

The wall on
this building, Quai de Valmy, along the Canal Saint Martin, has been used for
street art for a number of years.

After the tragic Paris 2015 events, the wall
was for quite some time covered with this simple “Fluctuat nec mergitur” - “Tossed
by the waves but never sunk”, the Paris motto since 1358. (See previous posts
hereand here.)

The wall is
now since a while back in “normal street art use”. The present, enormous, complete wall
decoration – for how long? – is by Da Cruz. A great traveler with artwork left
a bit everywhere in the world, Da Cruz is really a local artist, as I
understand born and living close to the Canal. You can read more about him
here, here, here and here.

Otherwise there is not too much street art along the Canal, rather a bit of tagging
and some camouflage, hiding blind walls…

3 comments:

This vibrant, temporary face of the wall creates an air of happiness. Just lovely. I was unaware of the Paris motto - to me, so typically French.When we saw Paris while gliding along Canal Saint Martin from the northern sector into the heart of Paris , we experienced a delightfully different perspective of Paris. Highly recommended.

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